Doug Gillon

SCOTLAND managed just four individual wins - all by the men - as they finished third overall in a five-nation restricted-event international last night at Wrexham's Queensway Stadium, writes Doug Gillon.

Miserable conditions and a sodden track were against quality performances, but there were victories by Ally Donaldson, Glen Stewart, and Jon McCallum at 800, 1500 and 5000m respectively, plus one in the triple jump, by Stuart Richmond.

The highlight was a UK hammer record by Lorraine Shaw, who reached 67.10 metres.

Welshman Doug Turner, likely to be given the remaining 200m berth for the World Champion-ships today, held off Fifer Ian Mackie by just .08sec, and though Mackie will not go to Spain, now knows he is within a stride of the reigning European silver medallist. Behind him, too, were AAA 400m champion Jamie Baulch, and drug-reinstated Australian Olympian, Dean Capobianca. Winners and Scottish placings (Scots unless otherwise stated):

MEN. 100m: 1, J Henthorn (Wales) 10.5sec; 6, J Skeete 10.9. 200m: D Turner (Wales) 21. 06; 2, I Mackie 21.14. 400m: 1, P Dwyer (Australia) 46.2; 4, S Scott 48.1. 800m: 1, A Donaldson 1min 50.44sec. 1500m: J McCallum 3-47.8; 2, C Nicholson 3-48.3; 7, S Reid 4-08.0. 5000m: G Stewart 14-12.38. 110m hurdles: P Gray (Wales) 13.79. 400m hurdles: 1, P Hibert (England) 52.24; 3, B Middleton 53.75. High jump: 1, A Burke (N Ireland) 2.06m; 3, T Gilhooly 1.95m. Pole vault: 1, C Type (Wales) 4.40m; 3, D Hamilton 4.20m. Hammer: 1, S Rendall (Australia) 69.88m; 3, D Allan 60.27m. Javelin: 1, N Bevan (Wales) 63.44m; 4, K Rickett 51.56m.

Match result: 1, Wales 58 points; 2, Scotland 49; 3 England 37; 4, Australia 27; 5, Northern Ireland 21.

WOMEN. 100m: 1, T van Heer (Australia) 11.8; 6, H McKay 12.3. 200m: 1, L Hewitt (Australia) 23.5; 6, A McGillivary 24.8. 400m: 1, L Naylor (Australia) 52.26; 5, C Easton 55.50. 800m: 1, E Davies (Wales) 2-11.97; 2, M McClung 2-13.32. 100m hurdles: 1, A Thorpe (England) 13.49; 4, K Sketchley 14.45. High jump: 1, D Mikneviciute (England) 1.75m; 2, L McConnell 1.75m; 4, G Black 1.70m. Pole vault: 1, J Whitlock (England) 3.80m; 2, A Murray-Jessee 3.10m. Shot: 1, M Dunkley (England) 15.11m; 4, Grey 13.30m. Discus: E Merry (England) 57.75m; 6, Grey 47.90m. Hammer: 1, L Shaw (England) 67.10m (UK record); 9, M Walters 47.62m.

Match result: 1, England 49; 2, Wales 39; 3, Scotland 28; 4, Northern Ireland 24; 5, Australia 22.